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If the economy is on the LM curve,but is to the left of the IS curve,aggregate output will ________ and the interest rate will ________.


A) rise; rise
B) rise; fall
C) fall; rise
D) fall; fall

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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As interest rates rise,the opportunity cost of holding money ________ and the demand for money ________.


A) rises; rises
B) rises; falls
C) falls; rises
D) falls; falls

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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Keynes was especially concerned with explaining the


A) recession of 1920-21.
B) low levels of output and employment during the Great Depression.
C) strong economic growth of the 1920s.
D) high unemployment in Great Britain during the 1920s.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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The marginal propensity to consume (mpc) can be defined as the fraction of


A) a change in income that is spent.
B) a change in income that is saved.
C) income that is spent.
D) income that is saved.

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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In the Keynesian framework,as long as output is ________ the equilibrium level,unplanned inventory investment will remain ________ and firms will continue to lower production.


A) below; negative
B) above; negative
C) below; positive
D) above; positive

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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Use the following situation (20-2) to answer the question : Assume a closed economy. Suppose that autonomous consumption equals $400, planned investment equals $500, government expenditure equals $200, net taxes equals $50, and the mpc equals 0.9. -Using the information in Situation 20-2,if taxes increase by $10,then the equilibrium aggregate output will change by


A) -$90.
B) -$10.
C) $10.
D) $90.

E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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Everything else held constant,if aggregate output is to the ________ of the LM curve,then there is an excess supply of money which will cause the interest rate to ________.


A) right; fall
B) right; rise
C) left; fall
D) left; rise

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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An increase in interest rates ________.


A) increases the value of the dollar,net exports,and equilibrium output
B) increases the value of the dollar,reducing net exports and equilibrium output
C) reduces the value of the dollar,net exports,and equilibrium output
D) reduces the value of the dollar,increasing net exports and equilibrium output

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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Everything else held constant,if aggregate output is to the right of the LM curve,then there is an excess ________ of money which will cause the interest rate to ________.


A) supply; fall
B) supply; rise
C) demand; fall
D) demand; rise

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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The ________ describes the combinations of interest rates and aggregate output for which the quantity of money demanded equals the quantity of money supplied.


A) IS curve
B) LM curve
C) consumption function
D) investment schedule

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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If actual output is less than equilibrium output,firms will ________ output to keep from ________ inventories.


A) increase; accumulating
B) increase; depleting
C) decrease; depleting
D) decrease; accumulating

E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

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The ________ traces out the points for which total quantity of goods produced equals total quantity of goods demanded.


A) LM curve
B) IS curve
C) consumption function
D) investment schedule

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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In the Keynesian framework,as long as output is below the equilibrium level,unplanned inventory investment will remain negative,firms will continue to ________ production,and output will continue to ________.


A) lower; fall
B) lower; rise
C) raise; fall
D) raise; rise

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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If the economy is on the IS curve,but is to the right of the LM curve,aggregate output will ________ and the interest rate will ________.


A) rise; rise
B) rise; fall
C) fall; rise
D) fall; fall

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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When interest rates fall in the United States (with the price level fixed) ,the value of the dollar ________,domestic goods become ________ expensive,and net exports ________.


A) falls; less; fall
B) falls; less; rise
C) falls; more; fall
D) rises; less; fall

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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If the consumption function is expressed as C = a + mpc × YD,then "mpc" represents


A) autonomous consumer expenditure.
B) the marginal propensity to consume.
C) the expenditure multiplier.
D) disposable income.

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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Everything else held constant,if aggregate output is to the ________ of the LM curve,then there is an excess ________ of money which will cause the interest rate to rise.


A) right; supply
B) right; demand
C) left; supply
D) left; demand

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Keynes believed that an economy could attain an equilibrium level of output


A) only at the full-employment level of output.
B) below the full-employment level of output.
C) only if the government took a "hands off" approach.
D) only if prices were falling.

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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If the economy is on the IS curve,but is to the left of the LM curve,aggregate output will ________ and the interest rate will ________.


A) rise; rise
B) rise; fall
C) fall; rise
D) fall; fall

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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The money market is in equilibrium ________.


A) at any point on the IS curve
B) at any point on the LM curve
C) at only one point on the LM curve
D) only at the intersection of the IS and LM curves

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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